Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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240. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 424 of 14 May 2024, if, given the circumstances, she will ensure that this appeal is reviewed (details supplied) as soon as possible in order that the person can return to her family here in Ireland and leave Gaza. [26015/24]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I can advise the Deputy that the application referred to by the Deputy was refused. A letter issued to the applicant on 18 March 2024 which outlined the reasons for this refusal.

The Dublin Visa Office have confirmed that a partial appeal was received on 7 May 2024, however, the appellant’s legal representative advised that further essential documentation, central to their client’s appeal, was yet to be submitted.

Some additional documentation was received on 17 May 2024 and on 20 May 2024, and importantly, the Visa Division was only in receipt of the applicant’s Birth Certificate on 10 June 2024.

It should be noted that, until all appeal documentation was received, the Dublin Visa Office was not in a position to launch and process the appeal until 10 June 2024, when it received all documentation in support of the appeal. The appeal in this case was deemed to have been made on 10 June 2024.

As requested by the applicant, the Visa Appeals Officer also considered their request for the appeal to be expedited and it will be prioritised for processing and that a decision should issue within the following eight working weeks of the appeal launch date (08 August 2024). On 17 June 2024, the Appeals Officer wrote to the applicant’s legal representative, advising them of the outcome of this decision.

Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility at: , which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up to date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.